These intricate portraits of our favourite Game of Thrones characters are made entirely from paper, cut in different layers and using various colours and textures to emulate the strokes of a paintbrush. Crafted by Robbin Gregorio, an illustrator and designer from the Philippines, the attention to detail is impressive and certainly demonstrates a patient and … Continue reading Intricate papercut portraits of our favourite Game of Thrones characters

Marija Tiurina is a London-based illustrator & concept artist, she takes fresh fruits and vegetables and turns them into unique watercolor characters, we must say, they look absolutely magnificent! She states what inspired her the most was the mind-blowing selection of fruits and vegetables in a greengrocer in London:

Some of the best selling books online are adult colouring books. They are not like your typical children's colouring books – which have huge illustrations and are not especially challenging to anybody who has hand-eye coordination and is over the age of 12.

One of the best methods to present the content of your website is by using a technique called parallax scrolling. This has the effect of creating an illusion which causes a feeling of immersion by creating interesting visual effects. In the late 1980's and early 90's, games like Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog created the illusion of depth by incorporating layered background images that would scroll with the character at varying speeds. For instance, as the player would run, a distant background image of mountains would move slowly, while closer background images would move faster.

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist that lived most of her life and physical pain, yet she continued to paint until her death, her artwork records her suffering and experiences as a woman. She was born to a Mexican mother and a German father.

Australian graphic designer CL Terry , presented us Totoro, heroe of the Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece, My Neighbor Totoro, making fitness fitness . In new GIFs she shows us the daily life of the tender character : between swimming, playing music,, dancing, working and making the Pokemon. Source: Totoro’s Daily Life in Funny GIFs

It wasn't that long ago that men's magazines had covers like this. It takes some mental effort to imagine an elephant as a "killer brute" attacking a scantily clad woman. The illustrator who painted that cover was named Clarence "Boo" Doore (1913-1988). Source: Clarence Doore, pulp artist

An Illustration is like any other form of design. It’s vital that it is consistent. The best way to do this is by creating guidelines across our illustrations Why is it needed? Identifying the core values and a high-level rationale as to why you need illustrations is key to outlining your style. Source: Creating an … Continue reading Creating an Illustration Guideline

When I was in primary school, a few of my classmates would start up not-so-secret clubs, and inevitably they’d have all the cool kids in it. Knowing that there was a secret club (they did a crap job of covering it up, really), I was bewildered – why wasn’t I invited? Source: The need to … Continue reading The need to belong (+ a new project in the works)

Amazon is expanding its original animation offerings with the Emmy-winning Ghibli series "Ronja, The Robber's Daughter." The post Ghibli’s ‘Ronja, The Robber’s Daughter’ Series Headed to Amazon Prime appeared first on Cartoon Brew . Source: Ghibli’s ‘Ronja, The Robber’s Daughter’ Series Headed to Amazon Prime

Rain Animation Effect Check out the new effect I have created with the Adobe Muse rain widget from the creative team at MuseFree. We love to use the amazing tools and widgets and adapt them for use in our design projects. This effect reminds me how much I love the city in the rain. While … Continue reading Rain Animation – soothing meditative quality.

When I am designing a website if the client has not provided me with images, I will use creative commons or open source images to display in the website mock-up. Google images are one of the easiest methods to locate images that you will be able to use in a presentation or your website. Let … Continue reading Google Images and Royalty Free Images